Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तदा युप्यस्यशेषेण पिंगाक्षो मृगयां गतः । तस्मिन्नरण्ये तन्मार्गं निकषाध्युषितो निशि

Transliteration

tadā yupyasyaśeṣeṇa piṃgākṣo mṛgayāṃ gataḥ | tasminnaraṇye tanmārgaṃ nikaṣādhyuṣito niśi

Translation

Bấy giờ Piṅgākṣa ra đi săn, chỉ còn lại chút ít hành trang. Trong khu rừng ấy, vào ban đêm, lối đi đó bị kẻ phục kích chiếm giữ và theo dõi sát sao.

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• yupyasya-śeṣeṇa: completely/entirely
• yupyasya-śeṣeṇa: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yupya (प्रातिपदिक) + aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणम् (instrumental used adverbially): 'अशेषेण' = completely

• piṃgākṣaḥ: Piṅgākṣa
• piṃgākṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṃga + akṣi (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (piṃge akṣiṇī yasya saḥ)

• mṛgayām: hunting
• mṛgayām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛgayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• gataḥ: gone
• gataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• araṇye: in the forest
• araṇye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: araṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• tat-mārgam: that path
• tat-mārgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tasya mārgaḥ)

• nikaṣa-adhyuṣitaḥ: dwelling near (it)
• nikaṣa-adhyuṣitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nikaṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhi + vas (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) from adhi+vas (अध्युषित), पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (nikaṣe adhyuṣitaḥ = dwelling near)

• niśi: at night
• niśi: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā/niś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āviṃdhyāṭavī route-zone (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Piṅgākṣa, with minimal remaining provisions, moves into the forest for hunting; elsewhere the road is watched at night by a hidden figure; moonlight filters through trees, creating suspense.

Characters & Entities

• Piṅgākṣa
• araṇya (forest)
• mārga (route)
• lubdhaka (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in a dharmic landscape, vigilance is needed; adharma can arise through greed and opportunism.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī sacred region’s travel routes and forests form the backdrop; the narrative reinforces the value of safe pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it advances the story setting (night occupation of the route).